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Mijas, Málaga, Andalusia, Spaini
Regional Level Types
MijasMunicipality
MálagaProvince
AndalusiaAutonomous Community
SpainGroup of Countries

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PlacePopulation
Mijas73,787 (2012)
Mindat Locality ID:
106916
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:106916:0
GUID (UUID V4):
27564681-3b86-44b8-84c4-e8ccea52322e
Other Languages:
French:
Mijas, province de Málaga, Andalousie, Espagne
German:
Mijas, Málaga, Andalusien, Spanien
Italian:
Mijas, provincia di Malaga, Andalusia, Spagna
Russian:
Михас, Малага, Андалусия, Испания
Simplified Chinese:
米哈斯, 馬拉加省, 安達盧西亞, 西班牙
Spanish:
Mijas, provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, España
Arabic:
ميخاس, مالقة, أندلوسيا, إسبانيا
Armenian:
Միխաս, Անդալուզիա, Իսպանիա
Asturian:
Mijas, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, España
Basque:
Mijas, Málagako probintzia, Andaluzia, Espainia
Catalan:
Mijas, Màlaga, Andalusia, Espanya
Cebuano:
Mijas, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, Espanya
Dutch:
Mijas, Málaga, Andalusië, Spanje
Esperanto:
Mijas, Malago, Andaluzio, Hispanio
Farsi/Persian:
می‌هاس, مالاگا, اندلس, اسپانیا
Finnish:
Mijas, Málaga, Andalusia, Espanja
Galician:
Mijas, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, España
Haitian:
Mijas, Málaga, Andalouzi, Espay
Hungarian:
Mijas, Málaga, Andalúzia, Spanyolország
Japanese:
ミハス, マラガ県, アンダルシア州, スペイン
Kazakh (Cyrillic Script):
Михас, Малага, Андалусия (Испания автономиясы), Испания
Kongo:
Mijas, Espania
Korean:
미하스, 말라가주, 안달루시아 지방, 스페인
Latvian:
Mihasa, Malagas province, Andalūzija, Spānija
Lithuanian:
Michasas, Malagos provincija, Andalūzija, Ispanija
Luxembourgish:
Mijas, Provënz Málaga, Andalusien, Spuenien
Macedonian:
Михас, Андалузија, Шпанија
Malagasy:
Mijas, Espaina
Malay:
Mijas, Wilayah Málaga, Andalusia, Sepanyol
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Mijas, Málaga Séng, Andalucía, Se-pan-gâ
Norwegian:
Mijas, Málaga, Andalucía, Spania
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Mijas, Provinsen Málaga, Andalucía, Spania
Occitan:
Mijas, Malaga, Andalosia, Espanha
Polish:
Mijas, Malaga, Andaluzja, Hiszpania
Portuguese:
Mijas, Málaga, Andaluzia, Espanha
Romanian:
Mijas, Provincia Málaga, Andaluzia, Spania
Serbian:
Михас, Покрајина Малага, Андалузија, Шпанија
Serbo-Croatian:
Mijas, Málaga, Andaluzija, Španija
South Azerbaijani:
می‌هاس, ایسپانیا
Swedish:
Mijas, Málaga, Andalusien, Spanien
Tatar:
Михас, Испания
Traditional Chinese:
米哈斯, 安達盧西亞, 西班牙
Ukrainian:
Міхас, Малага, Андалусія, Іспанія
Uzbek (Latin Script):
Mijas, Málaga, Andalusiya, Ispaniya
Vietnamese:
Mijas, Málaga, Andalucía, Tây Ban Nha
Waray:
Mijas, Provincia de Málaga, Andalucía, Espanya


Mijas (/ˈmiːhəs/ MEE-həs; Spanish: [ˈmixas]) is a municipality in the Province of Málaga, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Located on the southeastern coast of Spain, Mijas belongs to the region of Costa del Sol Occidental. Its center is a typical Andalusian whitewashed village, Mijas Pueblo, located on a mountainside about 430 metres or 1,476 feet above sea level, in the heart of the Costa del Sol region.

The municipality has three nuclei, gathering the majority of its population:

- Mijas Pueblo (a hillside village, administrative center of the municipality);

- La Cala de Mijas (a coastal village and a seaside resort);

- Las Lagunas (a suburban and commercial area to the north and west of, and largely integrated with, Fuengirola).

Mijas Costa is used to denominate the coastal area of Mijas, especially the villages Calahonda, Riviera and La Cala de Mijas.

The economy of Mijas is primarily based on tourism, featuring local historical museums and many souvenir shops. The municipality has seven golf courses (four more are under construction), including the La Cala Resort, which is the biggest golf resort in Spain. Agricultural products include potatoes, cereals, and avocados.

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Detailed Mineral List:

Andalusite
Formula: Al2(SiO4)O
Annabergite
Formula: Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Antigorite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
'Asbestos'
Brucite
Formula: Mg(OH)2
Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
Cerussite
Formula: PbCO3
Chalcocite
Formula: Cu2S
Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
'Chlorite Group'
Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Clinohumite
Formula: Mg9(SiO4)4F2
Description: Clinohumite occurs in veins in the dolomitic marble in crystals up to 2 cm.
Cordierite
Formula: (Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Corundum
Formula: Al2O3
Covellite
Formula: CuS
Cummingtonite
Formula: ◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Cyanotrichite
Formula: Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Diopside
Formula: CaMgSi2O6
Dolomite
Formula: CaMg(CO3)2
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'
Fluorite
Formula: CaF2
Forsterite
Formula: Mg2SiO4
Galena
Formula: PbS
Geikielite
Formula: MgTiO3
Goethite
Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH)
Graphite
Formula: C
Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
Hematite
Formula: Fe2O3
Ilmenite
Formula: Fe2+TiO3
'Jasper'
'Joséite'
Formula: Bi4TeS2
'Limonite'
Lizardite
Formula: Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Magnesite
Formula: MgCO3
Malachite
Formula: Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Maucherite
Formula: Ni11As8
Millerite
Formula: NiS
Nickeline
Formula: NiAs
Opal
Formula: SiO2 · nH2O
Orcelite
Formula: Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'
Pargasite
Formula: NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Parkerite
Formula: Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Pentlandite
Formula: (NixFey)Σ9S8
Periclase
Formula: MgO
Phlogopite
Formula: KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Phosgenite
Formula: Pb2CO3Cl2
'Pimelite'
Formula: Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
Polydymite
Formula: Ni2+Ni3+2S4
Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
Pyrolusite
Formula: Mn4+O2
Pyrrhotite
Formula: Fe1-xS
Quartz
Formula: SiO2
Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
Rutile
Formula: TiO2
'Scapolite'
'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
Smithsonite
Formula: ZnCO3
Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
Spinel
Formula: MgAl2O4
Talc
Formula: Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Titanite
Formula: CaTi(SiO4)O
Violarite
Formula: Fe2+Ni3+2S4
Zaratite
Formula: Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
Graphite1.CB.05aC
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
Orcelite2.AB.10Ni5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
Maucherite2.AB.15Ni11As8
Chalcocite2.BA.05Cu2S
Heazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
Pentlandite2.BB.15(NixFey)Σ9S8
Parkerite2.BE.20Ni3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Covellite2.CA.05aCuS
Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
Nickeline2.CC.05NiAs
Pyrrhotite2.CC.10Fe1-xS
Millerite2.CC.20NiS
Galena2.CD.10PbS
Polydymite2.DA.05Ni2+Ni3+2S4
Violarite2.DA.05Fe2+Ni3+2S4
'Joséite'2.DC.05Bi4TeS2
Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
Group 3 - Halides
Fluorite3.AB.25CaF2
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
Goethite4.00.α-Fe3+O(OH)
Periclase4.AB.25MgO
Spinel4.BB.05MgAl2O4
Chromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
Hematite4.CB.05Fe2O3
Geikielite4.CB.05MgTiO3
Corundum4.CB.05Al2O3
Ilmenite4.CB.05Fe2+TiO3
Quartz
var. Chalcedony
4.DA.05SiO2
4.DA.05SiO2
Opal4.DA.10SiO2 · nH2O
Pyrolusite4.DB.05Mn4+O2
Rutile4.DB.05TiO2
Brucite4.FE.05Mg(OH)2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
Smithsonite5.AB.05ZnCO3
Magnesite5.AB.05MgCO3
Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
Dolomite5.AB.10CaMg(CO3)2
Cerussite5.AB.15PbCO3
Malachite5.BA.10Cu2(CO3)(OH)2
Phosgenite5.BE.20Pb2CO3Cl2
Zaratite5.DA.15Ni3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
Cyanotrichite7.DE.10Cu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
Annabergite8.CE.40Ni3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
Forsterite9.AC.05Mg2SiO4
Andalusite9.AF.10Al2(SiO4)O
Clinohumite9.AF.55Mg9(SiO4)4F2
Titanite9.AG.15CaTi(SiO4)O
Cordierite9.CJ.10(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Diopside9.DA.15CaMgSi2O6
Cummingtonite9.DE.05◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Pargasite9.DE.15NaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Talc9.EC.05Mg3Si4O10(OH)2
Phlogopite9.EC.20KMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
'Pimelite'9.EC.22Ni3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Lizardite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Antigorite9.ED.15Mg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Unclassified
'Scapolite'-
'Orthopyroxene Subgroup'-
'Fayalite-Forsterite Series'-
'Limonite'-
'Jasper'-
'Chlorite Group'-
'Asbestos'-
'Serpentine Subgroup'-D3[Si2O5](OH)4

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
H AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
H AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H BruciteMg(OH)2
H ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
H Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
H CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
H Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
H LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
H MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
H OpalSiO2 · nH2O
H PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
H PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
H TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
H ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
H PimeliteNi3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
H Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
C CalciteCaCO3
C CerussitePbCO3
C DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
C GraphiteC
C MagnesiteMgCO3
C MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
C PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
C SmithsoniteZnCO3
C ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
OOxygen
O AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
O AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
O AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O BruciteMg(OH)2
O CalciteCaCO3
O CerussitePbCO3
O Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
O ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
O ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
O ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
O Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
O CorundumAl2O3
O Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
O CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
O DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
O DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
O ForsteriteMg2SiO4
O GeikieliteMgTiO3
O Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
O HematiteFe2O3
O IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
O LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
O MagnesiteMgCO3
O MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
O OpalSiO2 · nH2O
O PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
O PericlaseMgO
O PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
O PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
O PyrolusiteMn4+O2
O QuartzSiO2
O RutileTiO2
O SmithsoniteZnCO3
O SpinelMgAl2O4
O TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
O TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
O ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
O PimeliteNi3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
O Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
FFluorine
F ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
F FluoriteCaF2
NaSodium
Na PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
MgMagnesium
Mg AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg BruciteMg(OH)2
Mg ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mg ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Mg Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Mg Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mg DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Mg DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Mg ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Mg GeikieliteMgTiO3
Mg LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Mg MagnesiteMgCO3
Mg PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Mg PericlaseMgO
Mg PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Mg SpinelMgAl2O4
Mg TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
AlAluminium
Al AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Al ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Al Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Al CorundumAl2O3
Al CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Al PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Al PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Al SpinelMgAl2O4
SiSilicon
Si AndalusiteAl2(SiO4)O
Si AntigoriteMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Si ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Si ClinohumiteMg9(SiO4)4F2
Si Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Si Cummingtonite◻{Mg2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Si DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Si ForsteriteMg2SiO4
Si LizarditeMg3(Si2O5)(OH)4
Si OpalSiO2 · nH2O
Si PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Si PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Si QuartzSiO2
Si TalcMg3Si4O10(OH)2
Si TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
Si PimeliteNi3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
Si Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
S ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
S ChalcociteCu2S
S CovelliteCuS
S CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
S GalenaPbS
S HeazlewooditeNi3S2
S JoséiteBi4TeS2
S MilleriteNiS
S ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
S Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
S PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
S PyriteFeS2
S PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
S SphaleriteZnS
S ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
ClChlorine
Cl PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
KPotassium
K PhlogopiteKMg3(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Ca CalciteCaCO3
Ca DiopsideCaMgSi2O6
Ca DolomiteCaMg(CO3)2
Ca FluoriteCaF2
Ca PargasiteNaCa2(Mg4Al)(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2
Ca TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
TiTitanium
Ti GeikieliteMgTiO3
Ti IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Ti RutileTiO2
Ti TitaniteCaTi(SiO4)O
CrChromium
Cr ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
MnManganese
Mn PyrolusiteMn4+O2
FeIron
Fe ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Fe ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Fe Cordierite(Mg,Fe)2Al3(AlSi5O18)
Fe Goethiteα-Fe3+O(OH)
Fe HematiteFe2O3
Fe IlmeniteFe2+TiO3
Fe Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Fe PyriteFeS2
Fe PyrrhotiteFe1-xS
Fe ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
NiNickel
Ni AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
Ni HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Ni MaucheriteNi11As8
Ni MilleriteNiS
Ni NickelineNiAs
Ni OrceliteNi5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
Ni ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Ni Pentlandite(NixFey)Σ9S8
Ni PolydymiteNi2+Ni23+S4
Ni ViolariteFe2+Ni23+S4
Ni ZaratiteNi3(CO3)(OH)4 · 4H2O ?
Ni PimeliteNi3Si4O10(OH)2 · 4H2O
CuCopper
Cu ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cu ChalcociteCu2S
Cu CovelliteCuS
Cu CyanotrichiteCu4Al2(SO4)(OH)12 · 2H2O
Cu MalachiteCu2(CO3)(OH)2
ZnZinc
Zn SmithsoniteZnCO3
Zn SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
As AnnabergiteNi3(AsO4)2 · 8H2O
As MaucheriteNi11As8
As NickelineNiAs
As OrceliteNi5-xAs2, x ~ 0.25
TeTellurium
Te JoséiteBi4TeS2
PbLead
Pb CerussitePbCO3
Pb GalenaPbS
Pb ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2
Pb PhosgenitePb2CO3Cl2
BiBismuth
Bi JoséiteBi4TeS2
Bi ParkeriteNi3(Bi,Pb)2S2

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Wikidata ID:Q492744
GeoNames ID:6359475

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